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Ministry of Culture
Culture Working Group to organise third Global Thematic Webinar on ‘Promotion of Cultural and Creative Industries and Creative Economy’ on 19th April
As a part of the series of Global Thematic Webinars being organised by the Culture Working Group  under India’s G20 Presidency, the third webinar on “Promotion of Cultural and Creative Industries and Creative Economy” is scheduled on 19 April 2023, from 12.30 pm to 8.30 pm .
The webinar will reflect on the current trends, challenges, and opportunities of the cultural and creative industries, bringing together experts from G20 members and guest nations, as well as relevant international organisations. Organised by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, the webinar is being hosted and facilitated by UNESCO , knowledge partner of CWG.
The cultural and creative industries and creative economy, play a significant role in shaping our global landscape, contributing 3.1% to the worldwide Gross Domestic Product. This substantial economic impact contributes to the enrichment of our social and cultural fabric. Notably, the cultural and creative sector employs more people in the age group of 15-29, compared to any other and therefore demonstrates a strong potential for fostering youth employment.
Although the cultural sector makes a substantial contribution to the global economy, its long-term growth is hindered by the absence of a standard definition of the creative economy and insufficient collection of cultural data contributing to its informal nature. Today, 60% of the global creative economy is informal. These challenges not only affect the status of cultural practitioners but also have greater impacts on the larger economy.
The objective of this webinar is to foster an inclusive dialogue and facilitate an in-depth discussion from an expert driven perspective on promoting cultural and creative industries and creative economy. It seeks to encourage knowledge sharing; capitalise on the best practices and experiences; identify gaps, needs, and opportunities for increasing the creative economy’s share in the global GDP and improving cultural data collection for the creation of satellite accounts for the sector, a key step towards its formalisation. Being a subset of the national accounts, these will help better understand the economic impact of the sector and provide policy-makers with comprehensive data for developing policies and strategies that promote the growth and development of the sector. The webinar will also inform the reflection of the G20 membership in formulating tangible outcomes.
It will have three speaking segments and experts will be distributed across these segments based on their respective time zones. The webinar will be moderated successively by representatives of ILO, UNCTAD and WIPO with expertise on the topic. It will be live streamed on the YouTube channel of UNESCO . The final global thematic webinar is scheduled on 20 April 2023 and will discuss “Leveraging Digital Technologies for the Protection and Promotion of Culture”.
Ministry of Defence
Maritime History Society to Conduct ITS 43rd Annual Seminar on 15 Nov 2022
Theme : Exploring the Trajectory of India’s Sea Power
The Maritime History Society  is organising its 43rd Annual Seminar on 15 Nov 22 at the Agastya Auditorium at INHS Asvini, Colaba.
The theme for the day-long seminar is “Exploring the Trajectory of India’s Sea Power”. With a coastline of over 7500kms, India has witnessed the sea being the medium of livelihood, exploration as well as annexation since prehistoric times.
The seminar features 10 presenters who will navigate through the historical evolution and application of sea power in India and discuss its implications thereof. The speakers and moderators include Commodore  Srikant Kesnur , Mr. Pramod Kapoor, Captain Raghavendra Mishra , Captain M Doraibabu, Captain Himadri Das, Commander Ninad Phatarphekar , Commander Kalesh Mohanan, Commamder RS Sawan, Ms. Janhavi Lokegaonkar and Mr. Dennard D’Souza.
The seminar intends to trigger the audience's curiosity by providing a complete historical overview that might serve as a foundation for establishing a sustainable maritime doctrine, unified maritime policies, and a comprehensive national maritime development plan.
MHS invites all maritime enthusiasts to attend the seminar on 15 Nov 2022 from 0930h to 1630h. Rights to admission are reserved. For registration details, kindly send an email expressing interest on ops@mhsindia.org
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 40.64 Cr
Recovery Rate increases to 97.32%
38,164 Daily New Cases reported in last 24 hours
India's Active Caseload  presently constitutes 1.35% of total cases
Daily Positivity Rate  less than 3% for 28 consecutive days
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded40.64crores. Cumulatively, 40,64,81,493 vaccine doses have been administered through 50,69,232 sessions, as per the provisional report till 7 am today. 13,63,123 vaccine doses were administered in the last 24 hours.
These include:
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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1,02,69,922
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2nd Dose
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75,52,270
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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1,77,95,125
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2nd Dose
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1,03,66,268
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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12,50,80,488
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2nd Dose
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49,07,782
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Age Group 45-59 years
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9,76,43,768
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2,93,47,090
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Over 60 years
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7,21,55,133
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3,13,63,647
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40,64,81,493
The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination has commenced from 21st June, 2021. The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country.
Out of the people infected since the beginning of the pandemic, 3,03,08,456 people have already recovered from COVID-19 and 38,660 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours. This constitutes an overall recovery rate of 97.32%, which is showing a sustained increasing trend.
India has reported 38,164 daily new cases in the last 24 hours.
Less than 50,000 Daily New Cases have been reported since twenty-two continuous days. This is a result of sustained and collaborative efforts by the Centre and the States/UTs.
India’s Active Caseload today stands at 4,21,665 and active cases now constitute 1.35% of the country's total Positive Cases.
With substantially ramped up testing capacity across the country, a total of 14,63,593tests were conducted in the last 24 hours in the country. Cumulatively, India has conducted over 44.54 crore  tests so far.
While on one side testing capacity has been enhanced across the country, a continued decline in weekly case positivity is noticed. Weekly Positivity Rate is currently at 2.08% while the Daily Positivity rate stands at 2.61% today. Daily Positivity rate has remained less than 3% for 28 consecutive days, and has remained below 5%for 42 consecutive days now.
Special Service and Features
Gold worth Rs. 39.5 lakhs seized by Chennai Air Customs.
On Saturday one Kaja Mydeen,33, and Mohammad Sharkhan,21, of Chennai who arrived from Dubai by Fly Dubai flight FZ 8517 were intercepted at exit of customs arrival hall on suspicion of carrying gold. On their personal search two gold bars weighing 10 tolas each and one gold cut bit were recovered from both of them which were concealed in their pant pockets. Total 526 grams of gold valued at Rs. 27.4 lakhs was recovered and seized under Customs Act.
In another two cases on Saturday night one Abdul Jaleel Mohamed Ali, 33, of Trichy and Ravuthar Naina Mohamad Abdul Hameeth, 39, of Chennai, who arrived by Air India Express Flight IX 1644 from Dubai were intercepted at the exit on suspicion of carrying gold. On their personal search four bundles of gold paste were recovered from their socks and two gold chains were recovered from their pant pockets. Total 232 grams of gold valued at Rs. 12.16 lakhs was recovered and seized under Customs Act.
Total 758 grams of gold valued at Rs. 39.56 lakhs was recovered and seized under Customs Act 1962. Further investigation is under progress.
This is stated in a press release issued by the Commissioner of Customs, Chennai International Airport.
Ministry of Defence
Southern Command observes Yoga Diwas 2023 across 30 Military Stations
Pune, 21 June 2023
Southern Command undertook a massive outreach and adoption of Yogic practices by all elements across its area through conduct of a Mega Yoga Session in Hybrid Mode through Iyengar Yoga Group on 21 Jun 23 at 30 Military Stations across ten states. 35,000 participants including all ranks and families took part in the session.
Lt Gen Ajai Kumar Singh, AVSM, YSM, SM, VSM, GOC-in-C, Southern Command in his address on the occasion urged all ranks to reconnect with traditional Indian practices of Yoga & Meditation towards enhancing their inner wellness quotient and reiterated that the soldiers’ journey passes through most of the eight fold paths of Yogic life, in its natural flow experiencing, Yama , Niyama , Asana , Pranayam , Pratyahara , Dharana , which can be the stepping stones to higher levels i.e. Dhyan  & Samadhi . He also inspired the participants to live life with full awareness in the moment to achieve unconditional Joy.
Yoga sessions were also conducted in remote border locations at Laungewala, Tanot, Ghotaru, Kishangarh, Bhuj & Lakhpat in Rajasthan & Gujrat, where uniformed personnel and civil population reaped the benefits Yoga practices to create awareness and strengthen the bond of brotherhood between civil and defense.PIB Mumbai | M.Iyengar/D.Rane
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Ministry of Education
Incorporation of climate change in the school curriculum
The concept of climate change has already been incorporated in the curriculum/textbooks developed by the National Council of Educational Research and Training  for Social Sciences/Geography for classes VII and XI. Topics on climate change have also been incorporated in the NCERT’s Science Textbooks for classes VIII and IX and Biology Textbook for class XII.
NCERT has been organizing in-service teachers’ capacity building programmes in Geography as well as in Social Sciences where teachers are sensitized over the issues related to climate change. Besides, live interactive sessions have also been conducted on Swayam Prabha, PM eVidya Channel on climate change. National Initiative for School Heads' and Teachers' Holistic Advancement  learning modules for elementary stage also include Environmental Science  concerns related to environmental protection in the module on EVS. Approximately, 42 lakh teachers have already completed NISHTHA learning modules through offline and online mode.
The information was given by the Minister of State for Education, Smt. Annpurna Devi in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Finance
Income Tax Department conducts searches in Maharashtra
The Income Tax Department carried out search and seizure operations on 27.10.2021 at the Headquarter and one of the branches of an Urban Credit Cooperative Bank located in Maharashtra. The residence of the Chairman and one of its directors were also covered.
The analysis of bank data on Core Banking Solutions  and the statements of key persons recorded during the search action has revealed the glaring irregularities in opening the bank accounts. More than 1200 new bank accounts were opened in the said branch without PAN. The investigations have revealed that these bank accounts were opened without following KYC norms and all account opening forms are filled in by the bank staff and they have put their signature/thumb impressions.
In these accounts, multiple cash deposits each of exact denomination of Rs. 1.9 lakh, were made totalling to Rs. 53.72 crore. Out of these, more than 700 bank accounts have been identified which were opened in series, where cash deposits of more than Rs. 34.10 crore were made immediately within 7 days of opening of bank accounts mainly during the period August, 2020 to May, 2021. These deposits have been structured to avoid mandatory PAN requirement for cash deposits over Rs. 2 lakh. The money has been subsequently converted into fixed deposits in the same branch.
Local enquiries in few cases of such account holders, has demonstrated that these persons are not aware of cash deposits in the bank and categorically denied any knowledge of such bank accounts or even the fixed deposits.
The Chairman, CMD and the manager of the branch, could not explain the source of cash deposits and accepted that these were done at the behest of one of the directors of the bank, who is a prominent local businessman engaged in trading of grains.
On the basis of the evidences gathered and statements recorded, the entire amount of Rs. 53.72 crore has been restrained.
Further investigations are in progress.
Competition Commission of India
CCI approves acquisition of solar energy generation assets of Adani Green Energy Ten Limited by Adani Green Energy Twenty-Three Ltd
The Competition Commission of India  approves acquisition of solar energy generation assets of Adani Green Energy Ten Limited  by Adani Green Energy Twenty-Three Ltd , under Section 31 of the Competition Act, 2002.
AGE23L is a joint venture jointly controlled by Total Solar Singapore Pte. Ltd. and Adani Green Energy Limited. AGE23L  is engaged in the business of solar power generation in India.
The assets proposed to be acquired consist of  TN Urja Private Limited;  Essel Urja Private Limited;  PN Renewable Energy Limited;  PN Clean Energy Limited;  KN Indi Vijaypura Solar Energy Private Limited;  KN Bijapura Solar Energy Private Limited;  KN Muddebihal Solar Energy Private Limited;  KN Sindagi Solar Energy Private Limited;  Essel Bagalkot Solar Energy Private Limited; and  Essel Gulbarga Solar Power Private Limited . Adani Green Energy Ten Limited  is the holding company of the target companies.
The Target Companies are active in the business of solar power generation in India.
A detailed order of the CCI will follow.
President's Secretariat
Rashtrapati Bhavan hosts a one-day meeting of Vice Chancellors, Directors and Heads of 19 Central Institutes of Higher Learning
Knowledge cannot grow in silos, collaborate and learn from each other, President to heads of Central Institutes of Higher Learning
Rashtrapati Bhavan hosted a one-day meeting of Vice Chancellors, Directors and Heads of 19 Central Institutes of Higher Learning, today . This is the part of regular interactions of the President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, with the heads of Central Universities and institutions of higher learning in his capacity as visitor to 146 Central Universities and institutions of higher learning.
Institutes heads of which participated in this meeting were: Central Agriculture University;Dr Rajendra Prasad Central Agriculture University;Rani lakshmi Bai Central Agriculture University;National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Ahmedabad;National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Guwahati;National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Hajipur;National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Hyderabad;National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Kolkata;National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Rai Bareli;National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, SAS Nagar, Mohali;Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University,Footwear design & Development Institute;National Institute of Design;Nalanda University;Indian Maritime University;National Institute of Fashion Technology;Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy;Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum and Technology; andRajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development.
Speaking at the concluding session, the President said that each of these institutes has a rich history. Each of these is instrumental to the realisation of social and economic goals that India has set itself as it strives to eliminate poverty and become a middle-income country.
The President said that while developing their specialisations, these institutes should collaborate and learn from each other. This is possible for institutes in the same field. It is also possible across categories. He urged the heads of these institutes to make actionable and focused plans for collaboration.
The President nudged these institutes towards partnering with other universities in the country and outside, in their respective fields and beyond. He stated that knowledge cannot grow in silos and it is essential that each of them participate in the growth of the other.
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
IPFT developes Bio-Pesticide Formulation for insect control in seed spice crops as safe alternative to chemical pesticides
The institute of Pesticide Formulation Technology  under the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals ,Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers in collaboration with ICAR- National Research Center on Seed Spices , Ajmer, Rajasthan has successfully developed new Aqueous Suspension formulation technology of bio-pesticide based on entomo-pathogenic fungus Verticillium lecanii.
Director IPFT Shri Jitendra Kumar said this bio-pesticide formulation has been found very effective in controlling various insects in seed spice crops . The formulation has good shelf life, safe to user & environment and it may be effectively used for controlling different agricultural insects especially in seed spice crops. Patent application for the formulation has been filed.
According to a statement provided by IPFT the seed spices crops suffer major losses due to various insects. For controlling the insects, large amounts of synthetic chemical pesticides are used in these crops, resulting in higher levels of pesticide residues in seed spices, this leads to risks for human health and environment. This bio-pesticides may be used as a safer alternative to chemical pesticides to minimize pesticide residue problem. Besides, it may be used as key input for crop protection from insects pest in organic agriculture and Integrated Pest Management.
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Ministry of Civil Aviation
25 airports of Airports Authority of India have been earmarked for leasing
AAI has leased out eight of its airports through PPP model
As per National Monetization Pipeline , 25 airports of Airports Authority of India  have been earmarked for leasing over the years 2022 to 2025.
AAI has leased out eight of its airports namely Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Guwahati, Jaipur, Lucknow, Mangaluru and Thiruvananthapuram through Public Private Partnership  for operation, management and development on long term lease basis.
Out of these, Delhi and Mumbai airports were handed over in 2006. During the last five years i.e. from 2017-18 to 2021-22, AAI has received revenues of approximately Rs. 5500 crore from Delhi Airport and Rs. 5174 crore from Mumbai Airport.
The 06 Airports recently awarded under PPP viz. Mangaluru, Lucknow, Ahmedabad, Guwahati, Jaipur and Thiruvananthapuram have been handed over to the Concessionaires on 31.10.2020, 02.11.2020, 07.11.2020, 08.10.2021, 11.10.2021 and 14.10.2021 respectively. Till February, 2023, AAI has received concession fees of approximately Rs. 896 crore from the concessionaires for these six airports. Further, AAI has also received an amount of approximately Rs.2349 crore in the form of upfront fee towards the capital expenditure incurred by AAI at these airports.
During the PPP process i.e. from March, 2018 till handing over the airports to the PPP Partner, AAI spent an amount of approximately Rs. 1970 crore towards capital works at the recently awarded Six PPP airports. This Capital expenditure incurred by AAI has been paid to AAI by the PPP Partner.
This information was given by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Aviation Gen.  V. K.Singh  in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
Prime Minister's Office
PM urges citizens to visit Nadabet and other border areas as part of Seema darshan to further tourism
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has urged the citizens to visit Nadabet and other border areas as part of Seema darshan to further tourism.
In response to a tweet by G Kishan Reddy, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Development of North Eastern Region of India, the Prime Minister said;
"Seema Darshan Project adds a new dimension to the tourism sector. It gives the opportunity to appreciate the resilience of those who live on the borders.
I’d urge you all to visit Nadabet and other border areas…"
Ministry of External Affairs
MoS MEA V. Muraleedharan interacted with parents of stranded students in Pune
Goverment making all efforts to bring back Indians from Ukraine - V. Muraleedharan
Pune, 2 March 2022
Union Minister of State for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan today interacted with the parents of students who are stuck in war hit Ukraine, in Pune. He said, Government is making all efforts to bring back all Indians safe, and these efforts are monitored by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The parents also appreciated the efforts of the government in rescuing Indians.
He said there were around 20,000 citizens who were stranded in Ukraine. Of them, 4,000 were brought back to India before February 24. Additional 2,000 students were brought back to India till Tuesday and efforts are on to evacuate the remaining Indians stuck there. Since the number of stranded persons is big, Indian Air Force aircrafts are being used to bring them back to India, with the help of Ukraine's neighbouring countries Romania, Poland, Hungary and Slovakia, he added.
Later Shri V. Muraleedharan chaired a District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee  meeting. In the meeting Union Minister reviewed the work status of 54 central sponsored schemes viz Pune Metro, Bharatmala, Pradhan Mantri Anna Suraksha Yojana, Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana, Amrit Yojana, River Improvement Project, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Shyamaprasad Mukherjee Grameen Abhiyan, Bharat Net, Jaljivan Mission, Rashtriya Gram Swarajya Abhiyan, Integrated Energy Development Scheme, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, Beti Badhao Beti Padao, Deendayal Upadhyay Grameen Kaushalya Vikas Yojana, Mudra Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Jandhan Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Peek Vima Yojana, Krishi Sinchan Yojana, Sarva Shikshan Abhiyan, Rashtriya Harit Bharat Abhiyan.
Member of Parliament Shri Shrirang Barne along with Prakash Javadekar, Girish Bapat and Smt. Supriya Sule who joined virtually attended the meeting. Local Member of Legislatives, Mayor and Zilla Parishad Members and Government officials were present for the meeting.PIB Pune | M.Iyengar/S.Thakur/D.Rane
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